Europa TCST

[jbcollier]

Usually you can adapt one on hand by using tape wrap to adjust fit.  I have also successfully just lined them up (carefully) by eye.

[TurboFource]

I will be trying the tape idea today….

[TurboFource]

1/2" drive extension and tape worked great as clutch alignment tool, thanks JB and the Internet!
Almost bolted in chassis...would have been but I had the motor mounts on the wrong sides

[BDA]

Pretty motor! That's got to feel good!!!

[TurboFource]

Before....

[BDA]

Big improvement!!

[TurboFource]

In!     


Fit much easier with the motor mounts on the correct sides

[Kendo]

Looks great!

How did the molded motor mounts work? Fit right in?

[TurboFource]

Kendo the motor mounts fit fine, However the right side one is at a slight angle when tightened up just like the original, makes me believe the bracket that bolts to the engine is off slightly. I don’t think it will go anywhere so probably not an issue. With them and the tranny mounts it seems fairly securely located!

[cwtech]

If I remember correctly, the ends of the mounting brackets were at an angle, not perpendicular to their mounting flanges at the engine block.

[GavinT]

Looking good.
I kinda like the cam cover treatment, too.

Questions:
Do the gearbox mounts feel a bit stiffer?  . . which might be difficult to determine unless compared to a new original one.
What is the spacing of the gearbox mounts – bolt to bolt.

[TurboFource]

Gavin,
They are definitely stiffer! They are approximately 12-1/8" center to center.

[GavinT]

Thanks, Turbo. 

[dakazman]

    Turbo,
            Pat yourself on the back. Your work will be preserved for at least another 50 years. These cars are truly a art form in there own right.
       History is important.You made your mark.
  Dakazman
 
     

[TurboFource]

Thanks for the kind words DMan!